Recently I wrote about Skype's relevance to enterprise business and to me personally. I since uninstalled it from my computers, and to be honest, I haven't felt the loss at all. There isn't a single person with whom my contact diminished because I removes Skype. Not one.

So why reconsider? Convenience and for testing. The word is that in a week or two a new Skype client will be out for the Nokia N800. I use my N800 almost constantly, and Skype on it could extend the funtionality. So I'm going to reinstall on my PCs. I don't expect to use it on the PC much, but I'll want to do some cross-platform comparison and testing once the N800 client is out and I've got it installed and set up.

I can't see Skype ever making it's way back to being my primary VoIP or IM tool. It's one in a suite of tools. Unfortunately in today's work environment, we all have to build our own suites. VoIP and IM tools tend to encompass whatever we have to install to communicate with our friends and colleagues, and whatever's available for the hardware and OS tools we use. Skype on a PC doesn't add value for me today, but couple it with the N800 and my personal value proposition changes a bit.

I'm still concerned about the relevance of Skype in enterprise space. I still recommend corporate policies disallowing its use for most of the organizations I talk with, but there are plenty of small to medium size businesses that can indeed make good use of Skype.


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